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When Google was Adjudged to be a Monopoly

Judgement Day (August 5, 2024) This is my follow-up post to the one I made earlier today. The reason? To demonstrate how what goes around comes back around again. I randomized the timing, but then recognized that some of those … Continue reading

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Would You Believe that It Used to be Called “BackRub”?

Google Founded (September 4, 1998) (As in, you rub my back and I’ll rub yours?) The name Google is a misspelling of Googol, the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, which was picked to signify that the search engine was intended … Continue reading

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Get Out of Jail, Free Card?

College Admissions Scandal Imagine, if you will, a world in which everyone is treated the same. Now, open your eyes and look around you: that world is not here on planet Earth! This latest distraction from the States is a … Continue reading

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